Never think about your past with anger

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According to the University of Granada’s study, people’s attitude to the past, present and future influenced the perception they had of their health as well as their quality of life, the Daily Mail reported.
Those who looked back in anger found it harder to make an effort in their daily tasks and were also more likely to perceive pain.
Co-author Cristian Oyanadel, said: «We have observed that when people are negative about past events in their life, they also have a pessimist or fatalistic attitude towards current events.
«This generates greater problems in their relationships and these people present worse quality of life indicators.»
The researchers assessed 50 people — 25 women and 25 men aged between 20 and 70 — from a randomised sample, using questionnaires and time orientation tests.
The findings were published in the journal Universitas Psychologica.

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Happy Meals can Make you sad

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Job loss. Death in the family. Medical condition. Doctors have known forever that these conditions often correlate to depression, but now the experts have found another link: fast food.

Researchers in Spain have come up with the mouth-watering conclusion that people who consume a high diet of fast food, such as hot dogs, pizza, and hamburgers or commercial baked goods such as fairy cakes, croissants, and doughnuts were 51 percent more likely to be depressed than those who ate little.

Talk to your doctor before going on a diet.
The study, headed by scientists from University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada, sampled 8,964 people who had never been diagnosed with depression or taken anti-depressants. The participants were studied for six months.

A relationship to the amount of fast food consumed and the severity of depression was also observed. «The more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression,» says Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, lead author of the study.

Researchers also determined that those who ate the most fast food and commercial baked goods were most likely to be single, less active, and have poor dietary habits. People who smoke and work more than 45 hours a week made up a significant number of people who were depressed in this study.

These findings back up the results of an earlier study published in 2011 in the PLoS One journal (publication of peer reviewed science), which studied 12,059 people and found a 42 percent increase in the risk of depression associated with a high intake in fast food.

Depression affects more than 121 million people worldwide, and yet very little is understood about the role diet plays in this disorder. It has been thought that certain nutrients such as B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, and olive oil have been linked to a lower risk of developing depression.

This study was published in the Public Health Nutrition journal in March 2012. Its authors reported no financial conflicts.

Depression
Depression impacts an estimated 15 million adults in the United States. Depression is a state of prolonged low mood and aversion to activity. A person’s thoughts, behavior, feelings and physical well-being are affected and may include feelings of sadness, anxiety, emptiness, hopelessness, worthlessness, guilt, irritability, or restlessness.

The primary treatments for major depression are psychological counseling and medications.

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How to plaster the world, cheaply!

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Scientists have discovered the initial stages by which gypsum crystals form.

Gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral which is often used in industrial processes and which in nature, if left alone for thousands of years, can grow into huge translucent, towering and eerie, crystals more than 10 metres tall. These are famed for their beauty in places such as the Cave of Crystals in Mexico. Nevertheless, the formation of gypsum has until now been largely unexplored.

A study by researchers from the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds and the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos CSIC-University of Granada found that gypsum starts off as tiny crystals of a mineral called bassanite. Most of us know this as Plaster of Paris as we use it in building, art-work, casts and fireproofing. Currently bassanite plaster is manufactured at a rate of 100 million tons per year by dehydrating quarried gypsum at 150 deg C. Builders, artists and medical specialists buy the bassanite powder and add water to create a malleable material that hardens once dried again.

By experimenting with supersaturated gypsum solutions, the researchers were able to produce bassanite at room temperature. This than transforms to gypsum.

Professor Liane G Benning from the University of Leeds said: «This process has never been documented before. In nature gypsum grows as these fantastic large crystals, yet we show that in the lab gypsum actually grows through the assembly of many, tiny bassanite crystals. These link together like a string of pearls before they crystallize to gypsum. We studied hundreds of high-resolution images and caught the tiny bassanite crystals in the act of assembling into gypsum»

Their findings are published today (April 6) in the journal Science.

The lead author, Alexander van Driessche from the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos in Grenada said: «Our study shows a new, low cost and low temperature way of making bassanite, although so far we have only managed to keep it stable for up to one hour.»

This finding may also be applicable for reducing the clogging of pipes and filters through the precipitation of gypsum during water desalination or oil production. It can cost millions of pounds to remove gypsum from a pipe – a serious economic problem specifically for countries supplying much needed drinking water.

Prof. Juan Manuel Garcia Ruiz, the director of the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos in Granada said: «The study reveals how a natural mineral forming process can have important economic consequences for our daily lives. It also tells us how nature can make such beautiful and enormous crystals as seen in the caves at Naica or even the gypsum and bassanite, recently documented on Mars».

Finally, Prof. Benning said» If we manage to produce and stabilize bassanite crystals at room temperature through a clean, green method for long periods, we don’t just learn something about a natural process but, compared to what is industry standard currently, our research could also lead to a massive cost and energy saving for the production of plaster».

The UK-Spanish study was funded by the Marie Curie EU-FP6 Mineral Nucleation and Growth Kinetics (MIN-GRO) Research and Training Network (contract MRTNCT-2006-035488), the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds, and the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad: Project Factoría de Cristalización.

The role and implications of bassanite as a stable precursor phase to gypsum precipitation by A.E.S. Van Driessche, L.G. Benning, J.D. Rodriguez-Blanco, M. Ossorio, P. Bots and J.M. Garcia-Ruiz is published in Science on April 6, 2012. Media can obtain copies of the study by emailing Science at scipak@aaas.org.

For further information

Liane G Benning, Professor of Experimental Biogeochemistry at the Earth Surface Sciences Institute (ESSI) in the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds. E: l.g.benning@leeds.ac.uk T: +44 (0)113 3435220; mobile: +44 (0)7772 716420.

Esther Harward, Press officer, University of Leeds, E: e.harward@leeds.ac.uk, T: +44 (0) 113 343 4196

Further information about the Leeds group: http://homepages.see.leeds.ac.uk/~earlgb/

Alexander van Driessche, Postdoctoral fellow, Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos, CSIC-University of Granada T: +34 958230000 ext 190109; E: sander@lec.csic.es;

Juan Manuel Garcia-Ruiz is the Director of the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos, CSIC-University of Granada T:+34 958230000 ext 190109; E: jmgruiz@ugr.es website: http://garciaruiz.com/JuanMa.html

A photo-composite is available to media at http://goo.gl/U6Njm showing at left giant gypsum crystals up to 11 metres long in the Cave of Crystals, Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico (photo must be credited to Javier Trueba) and at right tiny assembled bassanite nanoscrystals just before they transform to gypsum as produced by the researchers in the lab (high-resolution microphotograph must be credited to Liane G. Benning, University of Leeds).

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How to plaster the world, cheaply!

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Scientists have discovered the initial stages by which gypsum crystals form.

Gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral which is often used in industrial processes and which in nature, if left alone for thousands of years, can grow into huge translucent, towering and eerie, crystals more than 10 metres tall. These are famed for their beauty in places such as the Cave of Crystals in Mexico. Nevertheless, the formation of gypsum has until now been largely unexplored.

A study by researchers from the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds and the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos CSIC-University of Granada found that gypsum starts off as tiny crystals of a mineral called bassanite. Most of us know this as Plaster of Paris as we use it in building, art-work, casts and fireproofing. Currently bassanite plaster is manufactured at a rate of 100 million tons per year by dehydrating quarried gypsum at 150 deg C. Builders, artists and medical specialists buy the bassanite powder and add water to create a malleable material that hardens once dried again.

By experimenting with supersaturated gypsum solutions, the researchers were able to produce bassanite at room temperature. This than transforms to gypsum.

Professor Liane G Benning from the University of Leeds said: «This process has never been documented before. In nature gypsum grows as these fantastic large crystals, yet we show that in the lab gypsum actually grows through the assembly of many, tiny bassanite crystals. These link together like a string of pearls before they crystallize to gypsum. We studied hundreds of high-resolution images and caught the tiny bassanite crystals in the act of assembling into gypsum»

Their findings are published today (April 6) in the journal Science.

The lead author, Alexander van Driessche from the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos in Grenada said: «Our study shows a new, low cost and low temperature way of making bassanite, although so far we have only managed to keep it stable for up to one hour.»

This finding may also be applicable for reducing the clogging of pipes and filters through the precipitation of gypsum during water desalination or oil production. It can cost millions of pounds to remove gypsum from a pipe – a serious economic problem specifically for countries supplying much needed drinking water.

Prof. Juan Manuel Garcia Ruiz, the director of the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos in Granada said: «The study reveals how a natural mineral forming process can have important economic consequences for our daily lives. It also tells us how nature can make such beautiful and enormous crystals as seen in the caves at Naica or even the gypsum and bassanite, recently documented on Mars».

Finally, Prof. Benning said» If we manage to produce and stabilize bassanite crystals at room temperature through a clean, green method for long periods, we don’t just learn something about a natural process but, compared to what is industry standard currently, our research could also lead to a massive cost and energy saving for the production of plaster».

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Initial Stages by Which Giant Gypsum Crystals Form

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Gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral which is often used in industrial processes and which in nature, if left alone for thousands of years, can grow into huge translucent, towering and eerie, crystals more than 10 metres tall. These are famed for their beauty in places such as the Cave of Crystals in Mexico. Nevertheless, the formation of gypsum has until now been largely unexplored.

A study by researchers from the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds and the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos CSIC-University of Granada found that gypsum starts off as tiny crystals of a mineral called bassanite. Most of us know this as Plaster of Paris as we use it in building, art-work, casts and fireproofing. Currently bassanite plaster is manufactured at a rate of 100 million tons per year by dehydrating quarried gypsum at 150 deg C. Builders, artists and medical specialists buy the bassanite powder and add water to create a malleable material that hardens once dried again.
By experimenting with supersaturated gypsum solutions, the researchers were able to produce bassanite at room temperature. This than transforms to gypsum.
Professor Liane G Benning from the University of Leeds said: «This process has never been documented before. In nature gypsum grows as these fantastic large crystals, yet we show that in the lab gypsum actually grows through the assembly of many, tiny bassanite crystals. These link together like a string of pearls before they crystallize to gypsum. We studied hundreds of high-resolution images and caught the tiny bassanite crystals in the act of assembling into gypsum»
Their findings are published April 6 in the journal Science.
The lead author, Alexander van Driessche from the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos in Grenada said: «Our study shows a new, low cost and low temperature way of making bassanite, although so far we have only managed to keep it stable for up to one hour. «
This finding may also be applicable for reducing the clogging of pipes and filters through the precipitation of gypsum during water desalination or oil production. It can cost millions of pounds to remove gypsum from a pipe — a serious economic problem specifically for countries supplying much needed drinking water.
Prof. Juan Manuel Garcia Ruiz, the director of the Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos in Granada said: «The study reveals how a natural mineral forming process can have important economic consequences for our daily lives. It also tells us how nature can make such beautiful and enormous crystals as seen in the caves at Naica or even the gypsum and bassanite, recently documented on Mars.»
Finally, Prof. Benning said» If we manage to produce and stabilize bassanite crystals at room temperature through a clean, green method for long periods, we don’t just learn something about a natural process but, compared to what is industry standard currently, our research could also lead to a massive cost and energy saving for the production of plaster.»
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Depressing news about fast food

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Fast food burgers and fries have been linked to depression, according to a recent study headed by scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain and the University of Granada. Commercial baked goods, also appear to have a link to depression.
Published in the Public Health Nutrition journal, the results reveal that consumers of fast food, compared to those who eat little or none, are 51 percent more likely to develop depression.
Furthermore, a dose-response relationship was observed. In other words, «The more fast food you consume, the greater the risk of depression,» explains Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, lead author of the study.
Participants who eat the most fast food and commercial baked goods are more likely to be single, less active and have poor dietary habits, which include eating less fruit, nuts, fish, vegetables and olive oil. Smoking and working more than 45 hours per week are other prevalent characteristics of this group.
People who eat commercial baked goods also showed a greater chance of experiencing depression.
The study had 8,964 participants who had never been diagnosed with depression or taken antidepressants. They were assessed for an average of six months, and 493 were diagnosed with depression or started to take antidepressants.
Depression affects 121 million people worldwide.
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Ideal

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Pág. 4: Milenio y Centro Lorca se quedan sin aportación en los Presupuestos

Pág. 7: Publicidad – Centro de Lenguas Modernas. Exámenes de español

Pág. 10: La UGR escala puestos en los ‘rankings’ científicos de mayor prestigio

Pág. 28 – Opinión: La UGR mantiene su prestigio internacional

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Granada Hoy

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Pág. 3 – Opinión: Apoyo a la Universiada

Pág. 13 – Publicidad: Centro de Lenguas Modernas. Cursos de español

Pág. 16: La UGR valora el efecto prenatal en la actitud económica

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Nueva edición del curso práctico de inglés ‘Travel with English’

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  • Abierto el plazo para solicitar beca hasta el 27 de abril
  • En el curso se ofrecerá el aprendizaje de un exhaustivo vocabulario temático y frases hechas útiles que se combinan con situaciones prácticas en las que aprender, perfeccionar y utilizar la lengua inglesa

La Universidad de Granada, a través de la Escuela de Posgrado a propuesta del Departamento de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura, organiza la tercera edición de un curso de inglés específico dirigido a las personas con inquietudes culturales, deseos de ver mundo o ambiciones profesionales que necesiten un nivel de inglés que les permita desenvolverse en diversas situaciones.

Vivimos en un mundo cada vez más globalizado. En tal circunstancia, la necesidad de una lingua franca que actúe como vehículo de entendimiento universal es algo esencial. Como lengua dominante en el mundo, el inglés ha pasado a ser un instrumento de comunicación imprescindible para todos los que, deseosos de iniciar su vida profesional o de mejorar sus perspectivas laborales, deciden emprender un camino que les lleve fuera de nuestras fronteras. En el curso se ofrecerá el aprendizaje de un exhaustivo vocabulario temático y frases hechas útiles que se combinan con situaciones prácticas en las que aprender, perfeccionar y utilizar la lengua inglesa. Se utilizará como marco situaciones que pueden ocurrir en la vida diaria, por ejemplo, usar medios de transporte, manejarse en una emergencia, comprar o utilizar las nuevas tecnologías.

Las dos ediciones anteriores han tenido una exitosa acogida entre la comunidad universitaria y una evaluación muy positiva del mismo. Gran parte de los asistentes ha reconocido, meses más tarde, que gracias al curso su adaptación en países de habla inglesa ha sido más rápida y sus objetivos se han logrado más fácilmente (actualmente están disfrutando de programas de movilidad internacional como becas Erasmus o becas de formación como las destinadas a maestros). Por otro lado, también contamos con casos en los que el curso les ha facilitado el acceso al mercado laboral.

Los objetivos del curso se basan en saber utilizar fluida y correctamente el inglés necesario para:

  • Trasladarse sin problemas hasta el aeropuerto de destino.
  • Dar y recibir información sobre direcciones; buscar un alojamiento y trasladarse hasta él.
  • Resolver situaciones comunes a la llegada: cambiar dinero y utilizar los medios de transporte.
  • Comunicarse con éxito en un restaurante.
  • Comprar. Devolver un producto que no nos satisface.
  • Comunicarse por teléfono y por carta o correo electrónico.
  • Conducirse sin dificultades ante una emergencia médica o un robo.
  • Encontrar un trabajo: cartas, curriculums, entrevista de trabajo.
  • Vender en una tienda.
  • Atender en un restaurante o en un hotel.

Contenido académico:

  • Getting abroad: planning, going through customs, looking for accommodation.
  • Moving around: finding a restaurant, going shopping, getting information on the phone.
  • Finding a job: writing a CV, cover letter.
  • El curso se impartirá desde 07/05 hasta 08/06/2012, en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Horario: Lunes y viernes de 10 a 14 horas. Horas: 40.

Dirección y Coordinación: Juan Ramón Guijarro Ojeda, y Raúl Ruiz Cecilia.

Profesorado: Remedios Colodrero Rodríguez.

Más información: Departamento de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Teléfono: 958241324. Correo elec: raulruiz@ugr.es y en la web: http://sl.ugr.es/01zM

Gabinete de Comunicación – Secretaría General
UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA
Acera de San Ildefonso, s/n. 18071. Granada (España)
Tel. 958 243063 – 958 244278
Correo e. gabcomunicacion@ugr.es
Web: http://canal.ugr.es

IV Concurso de fotografía ‘Fotografiando la Educación’

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  • Organizado por la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, pueden participar estudiantes, PDI y PAS, tanto actuales como antiguos, incluidas la antigua Escuela Normal y la antigua Sección de Pedagogía

Por cuarto año consecutivo se celebra en la Universidad de Granada el Concurso de Fotografía “Ciencias de la Educación. Fotografiando la Educación”, con el patrocinio de los Vicedecanatos de Estudiantes y Extensión Universitaria, y de Infraestructura y Asuntos Económicos, y la colaboración de los departamentos de Pedagogía, y de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal.

Pueden participar en el certamen estudiantes, PDI y PAS de Ciencias de la Educación de la UGR, tanto actuales como antiguos, incluidas la antigua Escuela Normal y la antigua Sección de Pedagogía. Posteriormente, se montará en la Facultad una exposición con una selección de los trabajos presentados.

– Tema: La educación (personas, lugares, materiales, medios, etc.). Puede ser figurativo o metafórico.

– Formato: Las obras se presentarán en papel de fotografía, cuyo tamaño puede estar entre 20×25 y 24×30, y enmarcadas en una cartulina. El pie de foto deberá colocarse (impreso o adherido) en la cartulina que sirve de marco. Las fotografías podrán ser en blanco y negro o en color, y la técnica podrá ser convencional o digital.

– Pie de foto: Las fotografías, que deberán ser originales e inéditas, llevarán un pie de foto con a) un título y b) un breve comentario, ambos alusivos a la imagen y escritos en letra Times New Roman normal de 16 pt. Las fotografías sin pie de foto serán excluidas de concurso.

– Fecha límite de entrega: se pueden presentar fotos desde la difusión de las bases hasta el 23/04/2012 a las 14:00 (máximo: dos fotos).

– Lugar de entrega: Secretaría del Decanato de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de Granada (despacho 234).

– Bases completas en el enlace: http://www.ugr.es/~miguelgr/CONCURSO.pdf

: Pilar M. Casares García. Departamento de Pedagogía. Correo electrónico: pcasares@ugr.es (asunto: CONCURSO DE FOTOGRAFIA)

Gabinete de Comunicación – Secretaría General
UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA
Acera de San Ildefonso, s/n. 18071. Granada (España)
Tel. 958 243063 – 958 244278
Correo e. gabcomunicacion@ugr.es
Web: http://canal.ugr.es

Horario del Aulario de Derecho en Semana Santa

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El Vicerrectorado de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Granada comunica que, con motivo del periodo de vacaciones de Semana Santa, permanecerá abierto el Aulario de Derecho, con el siguiente horario:

  • Día 4 de abril: se abre hasta las 22:00 horas.
  • Días 5, 6, 7 y 8 de abril: NO se abre.
  • A partir del día 9 de abril: se abre con el horario habitual de 24 horas, de 8:00 a 06:00 del día siguiente.

Gabinete de Comunicación – Secretaría General
UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA
Acera de San Ildefonso, s/n. 18071. Granada (España)
Tel. 958 243063 – 958 244278
Correo e. gabcomunicacion@ugr.es
Web: http://canal.ugr.es

La UGR dona portátiles con software libre a asociaciones sin ánimo de lucro

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La UGR dona portátiles con software libre a asociaciones sin ánimo de lucro

La Universidad de Granada, a través de la Oficina de Software Libre, ha abierto una convocatoria de donación de portátiles a asociaciones sin ánimo de lucro con el objetivo de reutilizar el material informático que actualmente no se usa en la misma universidad y, a la vez, promover el uso de software libre dentro de estas asociaciones sin ánimo de lucro.

Esta iniciativa, promovida por la Oficina, se retoma después de varios años sin celebrarse, y pretende ser la primera de una serie anual en la que las asociaciones sin ánimo de lucro podrán solicitar material informático, que se les suministrará siempre con software libre. En el caso de los equipos que se donan, el software libre es la mejor opción, ya que puede adaptarse sin problemas a equipos de diferentes características; además, evita a las asociaciones receptoras depender de licencias onerosas y que provocan dependencia tecnológica.

Para hacer la solicitud, las ONGs sólo tienen que rellenar un formulario (al que se accede, junto con las bases, desde esta dirección: http://sl.ugr.es/olcsl) y comprometerse a retirar el equipo.

Para un mejor uso la Oficina ofrecerá a las asociaciones un taller gratuito de iniciación y uso del software instalado.

El plazo estará abierto hasta mediados de abril y la entrega del material se llevará a cabo el 27 de abril en el marco de unas jornadas dedicadas al software libre en la UGR.

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